GRE Word List
EMISSARY
one designated as the agent of another : representative
The meaning of the word emissary is one designated as the agent of another : representative.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| bovine | of, relating to, or resembling bovines and especially the ox or cow |
| scrappy | consisting of scraps |
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |
| floe | floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water |
| invalid | not valid: |